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Meet Tommy Martini, the monk with an anger management problem. His meditations are interrupted by a legacy from his uncle, a crooked priest. Arriving in a New Age Arizona town to claim his inheritance, Brother Tommy meets a charismatic, smoking-hot cult leader who claims that women are being impregnated by alien beings while they sleep. Tommy’s own sleep is disturbed - by cartel hitmen, Mafia bill collectors, and women intrigued by his vow of chastity.

Standing quietly at the elevator door to the North Tower of the Ultimo Hotel in Las Vegas, JW watches the numbers go down as the elevator descends to him. He thinks—sixty-five floors? There is a serial killer up there! If the mission is a success, it means a second career chasing serial criminals with a special FBI task force. If not, the Lieutenant will be going home defeated and outsmarted by a warped criminal mind. JW needs this to work; he needs another chance at the man who shot him. The elevator doors open, and the team steps aboard.

After an attempted horse theft goes tragically wrong, 16-year-old Caleb Bentley is on the run with his mean-spirited older brother across the American Southwest at the turn of the 20th century. Caleb’s moral compass and inner courage will be tested as they travel the harsh terrain and encounter those who have carved out a life there, for good or ill.

In his finest, most compelling blend of wild humor and powerful drama, Joseph Wambaugh leads us into the Hollywood scene to demonstrate the effects of that heady, amoral world on four sets of police partners enmeshed in the glamour and the grime, the hustle and the horror. They live and work in a dizzying mix of moguls and starlets, elaborate parties, outrageous and sordid actions; a place where sex and drugs are open and the big deals are undercover.

Anfernee Scott no pasa por su mejor momento como escritor de novelas de misterio. La repentina muerte de sus padres, con quienes mantenía una estrecha relación, lo ha sumido en un desesperante bloqueo de escritor. Anfernee trata de volver a sentirse un escritor de éxito con la única compañía de su gata Tinta y su empleada doméstica, Lorene, a quien considera una segunda madre; pero todos sus intentos de empezar una novela con buen pie caen en saco roto.

The newest thriller from Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author When fourteen-year-old Jace Wilson witnesses a brutal murder, he's plunged into a new life, issued a false identity and hidden in a wilderness skills program for troubled teens. The plan is to get Jace off the grid while...

The Lifestyle & Adventure of Ace McDice, Stretch Deed & Moonshine Melody tells a fictitious tale of three devil-may-care wild men of the Australian Bush during the last days of the era of Bushrangers and the Gold rush at the end of the 19th century. It tells of each character's lifestyle and their united bent as wild men of Australia's west who set upon a plan to rob the Sugar and Tea Express. How the plan manifested and what drove them to an apparent reckless course in gaining the never-to-be-found-out robbery reward is a colourful story herein.

Max Donovan, a man who uses his knowledge of far-flung corners of the earth and a fair bit of muscle to "fix things," is relaxing by the sea in Senegal. But his much-needed holiday after a botched operation in Malaysia, where he broke more than he fixed, is abruptly interrupted when a man is knifed on the beach.

Ungdomar på vattenskotrar buskör i Kalmar hamn samtidigt som en gammal rostig skorv full med flyktingar lämnar Kaliningrad i öst på väg mot Sverige. Flottan avväger att bärga den mystiska containern från sjöbotten. Janne, Mirja och Christer beordras ut att assistera när flyktingfartyget upptäcks utanför sydöstra Öland. Räddningen av människorna blir minst sagt dramatisk ... I den actionfyllda dramaserien Sjöpoliserna Kalmarsund får vi följa de tre sjöpoliserna Mirja, Janne och Christer.

He survived The Scourge, defeated The Cartel, and escaped The Dwellers. Now he wants revenge. After a brutal attack on his homestead, Marcus Battle seeks to find the men who took away his second chance at life in a postapocalyptic world. When he finds them, they'll wish they'd left him alone.

Mystiska till synes vattentäta paket har hittats av allmänheten på flera platser längs Ölands västra kust. I samma veva hittas en död ung man iklädd våtdräkt på stranden på nordvästra sidan av Öland. De fynd som görs av våra sjöpoliser gör att flottan kopplas in. Snart blir man på det klara med att två attackdykare från främmande makt tagit sig iland på Öland, en är bevisligen död, men var är den andre och vad är hans uppdrag? Röjdykarbefälet Camilla Emilsson ställs inför det hon övat i hela sitt vuxna liv, att möta och ta sig an ett yttre militärt hot.

Jannes dotter Julia kommer på besök till Mönsterås och Janne oroar sig för hur flytten till den lilla orten ska funka för dem. En till synes tom segelbåt driver i södra Kalmarsund och våra poliser får i uppdrag att borda den och gör en dramatisk upptäckt. Ombord på flottans HMS Astral gör Camilla Emilsson och hennes kollegor en märklig upptäckt. En tidigare okänd container står på sjöbotten i norra Kalmarsund. En dykoperation inleds och märkliga upptäckter görs i samband med fyndet.

Tortured, then murdered, a university student dressed up as Santa Claus is left hanging from a meat hook on Christmas Eve - a gift intended for one particular cop. Detective Emile Cinq-Mars, local hero and old-style cop, wants the truth - and his gripping search takes him through a bone-chilling Montreal winter and into the heart of the city's colourful criminal underworld, where rival biker gangs, the Russian Mafia, and meddlers from the CIA all vie for a piece of the frozen city.

All Bob Hoon ever wanted was a good whisky, and some peace and quiet. But, when Hoon hears that his friend and MI5 agent, Miles Crabtree, has gone missing in the United States, he is dragged back into action once more. The hunt leads him to the Florida Everglades, and into conflict with the violent locals, the terrifying wildlife, and a Sheriff with a sinister agenda of his own.

En la fachada del emblemático edificio de La Pedrera de Gaudí aparece colgado un cuerpo en llamas a pocos días de la consagración de la Sagrada Familia por el papa. Cuando los investigadores del crimen se encuentran en un callejón sin salida, el inspector Milo Malart —apartado del servicio por un expediente disciplinario— es reincorporado al Departamento de Homicidios para ayudar a aclarar el brutal asesinato.

Damian Lucas is a Robin Hood conman, specialising in taking money from corrupt companies and donating the proceeds to museums and libraries. One step away from danger at all times, he's currently hiding from the Russian Mob and furious industrialists, each with valid reasons for hunting him. But, when Richard Evans, a onetime mentor and family friend is found dead in Deptford beside the last known resting place of Christopher Marlowe, Damian is sent a message from beyond the grave that sends him on a treasure hunt across England

Luke Angel is on a routine cargo flight in the Bahamas, anticipating an icy beer waiting for him on the far side, but when a distress call diverts him into a watery landing in the turquoise Caribbean waters, he ends up with a dead pilot and a mysterious unconscious woman on his hands. The island town of Hooper’s Haven is a refuge for the wealthy and glamorous. And their secrets.

La agente de la Ertzaintza Eider Chassereau y el suboficial Jon Ander Macua se enfrentan a lo que podría ser el caso más importante de sus carreras. La aparición de dos cadáveres desollados, con un siniestro vínculo entre ellos, les llevará hasta Lorena, una prestigiosa tatuadora donostiarra que aún se recupera de una relación que acabó con una orden de alejamiento por amenazas y agresión.

Valencia, invierno de 2017. A tan solo un mes de la jubilación del inspector Trull, la desaparición de una joven en extrañas circunstancias desencadena una investigación turbia y peligrosa.

Cada minuto es crucial para resolver el caso. Debido a la presión mediática, la jefatura de policía decide adelantar la incorporación de la inspectora Castro, mujer joven y competente que sustituirá a Trull tras su jubilación.

La llegada de Castro incomoda a Trull. Entre los dos inspectores surgen desencuentros, malentendidos y recelos, pero la perspicacia...

Détective de renom, Justan Lockholmes est une pointure. Aucun coupable ne lui échappe et sa vérité triomphe toujours ! Pourtant, lorsqu'une certaine Elisabeth Smith met tragiquement fin à ses jours, rien ne va plus. Un cas insoluble, des éléments sans le moindre sens, et un assistant à la vivacité toute relative. Voilà que la vie du jeune Justan bascule et que tout se complique !